The Blue Springs Band is a former Grand National finalist, a consistent super regional finalist, and a recipient of the Sudler Shield.
In 2017, Blue Springs is expected to attend the Renegade Review, St. Louis Super Regional, and Grand National Championships.
2016
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| A flute soloist from Blue Springs (MO) performs at the Golden Regiment Invitational on Oct. 1, 2016, at Blue Springs High School // Photo by Jeremiah Wooten |
At St. Louis, the group placed exactly where we expected, second behind Broken Arrow in both rounds. As Blue Springs continues to improve year over year, it's exciting to see them inch closer to Broken Arrow and away from third place. There's no doubt the band will win a caption over BA within the next few years.
At Indianapolis, Blue Springs did something quite remarkable: defeat the eventual Grand National champion. That's right. In prelims, Blue Spring beat Carmel by about a quarter of a point. In finals, they slipped to fifth place, but remained among some of the best groups in the nation.
When Blue Springs returns to Grand Nats next year, we'll see if they continue to measure up against Carmel at the top or compete more closely with Homestead and Marian Catholic.
2015
Blue Springs competed at the St. Louis Super Regional, Indianapolis Super Regional, and Grand National Championships.Blue Springs had no hope of beating Broken Arrow, but they were able to beat Union and place 2nd in prelims. Union came back to place 2nd in finals ahead of Blue Springs in 3rd. It's a good position for Blue Springs to be in as they head to Indianapolis.
Their first time in Indianapolis showed us that Blue Springs deserved to be in finals the second time they make the long trek to Indy. After winning 3rd in class AAAA, Blue Springs placed 4th overall, directly behind Marian Catholic. Before Indy Super, we said that a poor Indy performance could be the death stamp on their Grand Nats finals wishes, but it most certainly was not.
After their Grand Nats performances, it was no surprise that they were in finals and not just on the bubble. Blue Springs placed 10th overall.
2014
Blue Springs competed at the St. Louis Super Regional and Atlanta Super Regional. Blue Springs placements at both of these events were exactly as predicted. They haven't yet been able to break ahead of any BOA powerhouse, but they continue to creep up to the top. If they do return to Grand Nats next year, they will definitely be in the discussion for a finals performance.2013
Blue Springs was the hardest band to rank on this list. Here's why:-2nd at St. Louis right behind Broken Arrow
-6th at San Antonio (placing ahead of 4 Grand Nats Finalists, and 1st in VGE)
-10th in Grand Nats Prelims
-16th in Grand Nats Semis
They had a great band, a great show, a great season, and a shocking placement in Semis. Sometimes that stuff happens at BOA events. That doesn't change the fact that their show beat some of the top competition in the US at some of the most competitive BOA events, especially Grand Nats. We expect they'll be in finals in the next couple of years.
Top 30 History
14th on 10/31/17 (Week 8)14th on 10/24/17 (Week 7)
16th on 10/17/17 (Week 6)
16th on 10/10/17 (Week 5)
16th on 10/03/17 (Week 4)
16th on 9/26/17 (Week 3)
17th on 9/19/17 (Week 2)
17th on 9/12/17 (Week 1)
17th on 11/15/16 (Week 10)
15th on 11/08/16 (Week 9)
15th on 11/01/16 (Week 8)
17th on 10/25/16 (Week 7)
20th on 10/18/16 (Week 6)
20th on 10/11/16 (Week 5)
19th on 10/04/16 (Week 4)
19th on 9/27/16 (Week 3)
18th on 9/20/16 (Week 2)
18th on 9/13/16 (Week 1)
18th on 11/17/15 (Week 10)
16th on 11/10/15 (Week 9)
16th on 11/03/15 (Week 8)
16th on 10/27/15 (Week 7)
17th on 10/20/15 (Week 6)
18th on 10/13/15 (Week 5)
19th on 10/06/15 (Week 4)
19th on 9/29/15 (Week 3)
17th on 9/22/15 (Week 2)
18th on 9/15/15 (Week 1)
20th on 11/18/14 (Week 10)
19th on 11/11/14 (Week 9)
18th on 11/04/14 (Week 8)
15th on 10/28/14 (Week 7)
17th on 10/21/14 (Week 6)
23rd on 10/14/14 (Week 5)
24th on 10/07/14 (Week 4)
23rd on 9/30/14 (Week 3)
22nd on 9/23/14 (Week 2)
22nd on 9/16/14 (Week 1)
20th on 11/19/13
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Past Competition Results:
| Event | Music Performance | Visual Performance | General Effect | Total | Class # | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | Ens | Avg | Ind | Ens | Avg | Mus 1 | Mus 2 | Mus Total | Vis | GE Total | |||
| 2017 Grand National Finals | 17.90 (10) | 17.80 (12) | 17.85 (11) | 18.40 (4) | 18.65 (10) | 18.52 (6) | 18.20 (10) | 17.90 (12) | 36.10 (12) | 18.70 (7) | 54.80 (9) | 91.18 (9) | |
| 2017 Grand National Semifinals | 19.05 (6) | 18.60 (8) | 18.83 (7) | 17.70 (10) | 18.50 (6) | 18.10 (9) | 17.45 (20) | 18.20 (10) | 35.65 (14) | 18.80 (6) | 54.45 (10) | 91.38 (8) | AAAA-7 |
| 2017 Grand National Prelims 2 | 17.90 (3) | 18.50 (2) | 18.20 (2) | 18.00 (3) | 18.50 (2) | 18.25 (2) | 18.35 (6) | 18.30 (4) | 36.65 (4) | 18.50 (1) | 55.15 (2) | 91.60 (2) | AAAA-2 |
| 2017 St. Louis Finals | 18.20 (2) | 17.50 (4) | 17.85 (2) | 18.10 (2) | 17.70 (2) | 17.90 (2) | 16.80 (4) | 17.30 (1) | 34.10 (3) | 17.70 (2) | 51.80 (2) | 87.55 (2) | |
| 2017 St. Louis Prelims | 16.80 (4) | 16.60 (4) | 16.70 (4) | 17.80 (3) | 18.20 (2) | 18.00 (2) | 17.60 (2) | 17.70 (2) | 35.30 (2) | 17.60 (2) | 52.90 (2) | 87.60 (2) | AAAA-2 |
| 2017 Renegade Review Finals | 17.20 (2) | 17.50 (1) | 17.35 (1) | 16.50 (2) | 17.10 (4) | 16.80 (2) | 17.90 (1) | 17.30 (1) | 35.20 (1) | 16.80 (2) | 52.00 (1) | 86.15 (2) | |
| 2017 Renegade Review Prelims | 16.70 (2) | 17.40 (2) | 17.05 (2) | 16.60 (2) | 17.20 (1) | 16.90 (1) | 17.40 (2) | 18.00 (1) | 35.40 (1) | 17.10 (3) | 52.50 (2) | 86.45 (2) | AAAA-2 |
| 2016 Indianapolis Finals | 17.90 (3) | 18.00 (4) | 17.95 (3) | 17.90 (5) | 18.60 (3) | 18.25 (3) | 17.20 (9) | 16.90 (9) | 34.10 (9) | 18.80 (2) | 52.90 (6) | 89.10 (5) | |
| 2016 Indianapolis Prelims | 17.60 (5) | 16.90 (7) | 17.25 (5) | 18.30 (3) | 18.70 (1) | 18.50 (2) | 18.30 (1) | 18.20 (4) | 36.50 (2) | 18.80 (2) | 55.30 (2) | 91.05 (2) | AAAA-2 |
| 2016 St. Louis Finals | 18.10 (3) | 18.20 (2) | 18.15 (2) | 18.00 (2) | 18.60 (2) | 18.30 (2) | 17.90 (2) | 18.70 (2) | 36.60 (2) | 18.60 (2) | 55.20 (2) | 91.65 (2) | |
| 2016 St. Louis Prelims | 18.20 (4) | 18.30 (5) | 18.25 (3) | 18.10 (1) | 18.00 (2) | 18.05 (2) | 18.40 (2) | 18.30 (2) | 36.70 (2) | 18.00 (2) | 54.70 (2) | 91.00 (2) | AAAA-2 |
| 2015 Grand National Finals | 18.80 (6) | 17.90 (12) | 18.35 (10) | 17.50 (10) | 18.20 (10) | 17.85 (11) | 17.10 (12) | 18.30 (8) | 35.40 (10) | 17.50 (11) | 52.90 (10) | 89.10 (10) | |
| 2015 Grand National Semifinals | 17.40 (16) | 18.40 (9) | 17.90 (11) | 18.10 (6) | 18.00 (12) | 18.05 (8) | 18.30 (12) | 18.60 (11) | 36.90 (12) | 17.90 (11) | 54.80 (11) | 90.75 (10) | AAAA-8 |
| 2015 Grand National Prelims 2 | 18.20 (4) | 18.10 (6) | 18.15 (4) | 18.60 (3) | 17.50 (9) | 18.05 (7) | 18.40 (6) | 18.20 (6) | 36.60 (6) | 18.10 (6) | 54.70 (6) | 90.90 (6) | AAAA-5 |
| 2015 Indianapolis Finals | 16.00 (5) | 17.50 (2) | 16.75 (4) | 16.10 (10) | 17.10 (4) | 16.60 (7) | 17.50 (3) | 17.10 (3) | 34.60 (3) | 17.30 (3) | 51.90 (3) | 85.25 (4) | |
| 2015 Indianapolis Prelims | 17.50 (3) | 17.50 (9) | 17.50 (6) | 15.10 (7) | 17.00 (7) | 16.05 (8) | 18.30 (4) | 17.30 (10) | 35.60 (3) | 18.00 (3) | 53.60 (3) | 87.15 (4) | AAAA-3 |
| 2015 St. Louis Finals | 15.60 (10) | 15.40 (9) | 15.50 (10) | 17.80 (2) | 16.60 (3) | 17.20 (2) | 16.80 (3) | 16.80 (3) | 33.60 (3) | 17.30 (2) | 50.90 (3) | 83.60 (3) | |
| 2015 St. Louis Prelims | 17.70 (2) | 17.80 (2) | 17.75 (2) | 17.80 (2) | 16.90 (5) | 17.35 (2) | 17.40 (2) | 17.80 (1) | 35.20 (2) | 17.40 (3) | 52.60 (2) | 87.70 (2) | AAAA-2 |
| 2014 Atlanta Finals | 17.10 (6) | 17.30 (6) | 17.20 (6) | 17.70 (4) | 17.60 (5) | 17.65 (5) | 16.80 (5) | 17.80 (5) | 34.60 (5) | 16.90 (6) | 51.50 (5) | 86.35 (5) | |
| 2014 Atlanta Prelims | 17.00 (6) | 17.60 (5) | 17.30 (5) | 17.60 (2) | 17.40 (7) | 17.50 (4) | 17.10 (6) | 17.60 (5) | 34.70 (6) | 17.70 (7) | 52.40 (6) | 87.20 (5) | AAAA-3 |
| 2014 St. Louis Finals | 17.20 (3) | 16.00 (5) | 16.60 (4) | 17.50 (2) | 17.30 (2) | 17.40 (2) | 16.90 (2) | 16.80 (3) | 33.70 (2) | 17.20 (3) | 50.90 (3) | 84.90 (2) | |
| 2014 St. Louis Prelims | 17.90 (2) | 17.50 (4) | 17.70 (2) | 17.30 (2) | 17.00 (6) | 17.15 (2) | 17.30 (4) | 17.20 (7) | 34.50 (5) | 16.70 (9) | 51.20 (5) | 86.05 (2) | AAAA-2 |
| 2013 Grand National Semifinals | 17.80 (12) | 17.80 (14) | 17.80 (14) | 18.60 (4) | 17.70 (11) | 18.15 (7) | 17.10 (20) | 16.50 (23) | 33.60 (21) | 17.40 (15) | 51.00 (20) | 86.95 (16) | AAAA-13 |
| 2013 Grand National Prelims 2 | 16.80 (10) | 17.60 (6) | 17.20 (7) | 17.90 (5) | 18.00 (9) | 17.95 (5) | 18.10 (7) | 18.60 (5) | 36.70 (4) | 17.50 (8) | 54.20 (6) | 89.35 (6) | AAAA-5 |
| 2013 San Antonio Finals | 16.20 (14) | 17.00 (11) | 16.60 (14) | 16.90 (10) | 17.60 (6) | 17.25 (5) | 17.90 (9) | 18.10 (8) | 36.00 (7) | 19.00 (1) | 55.00 (4) | 88.85 (6) | |
| 2013 San Antonio Prelims | 18.60 (7) | 17.10 (13) | 17.85 (10) | 17.90 (6) | 18.50 (3) | 18.20 (4) | 16.70 (16) | 16.70 (15) | 33.40 (16) | 17.90 (11) | 51.30 (13) | 87.3 (10) | AAAA-10 |
| 2013 St. Louis Finals | 17.20 (2) | 16.90 (3) | 17.05 (2) | 17.30 (4) | 16.60 (7) | 16.95 (5) | 17.30 (3) | 17.10 (3) | 34.40 (3) | 16.70 (7) | 51.10 (3) | 85.10 (2) | |
| 2013 St. Louis Prelims | 16.60 (9) | 17.20 (11) | 16.90 (9) | 17.60 (2) | 16.90 (7) | 17.25 (4) | 17.80 (3) | 17.80 (3) | 35.60 (3) | 17.50 (2) | 53.10 (3) | 87.25 (3) | AAAA-3 |
| 2012 Atlanta Finals | 16.50 (10) | 16.80 (7) | 16.65 (8) | 16.40 (5) | 16.10 (8) | 16.25 (7) | 16.50 (9) | 16.30 (8) | 32.80 (9) | 17.20 (4) | 50.00 (6) | 82.90 (6) | |
| 2012 Atlanta Prelims | 17.60 (6) | 16.60 (8) | 17.10 (6) | 16.70 (5) | 16.90 (5) | 16.80 (4) | 15.70 (11) | 16.80 (9) | 32.50 (9) | 16.90 (8) | 49.40 (7) | 83.30 (6) | AAAA-3 |
| 2012 St. Louis Finals | 15.20 (7) | 17.00 (4) | 16.10 (5) | 16.20 (5) | 16.70 (4) | 16.45 (4) | 17.10 (4) | 17.10 (4) | 34.20 (4) | 16.60 (5) | 50.80 (4) | 83.35 (3) | |
| 2012 St. Louis Prelims | 16.10 (10) | 15.60 (16) | 15.85 (14) | 15.50 (14) | 16.40 (6) | 15.95 (10) | 16.40 (3) | 16.50 (5) | 32.90 (3) | 16.90 (4) | 49.80 (3) | 81.60 (4) | AAAA-4 |
| 2011 Grand National Semifinals | 16.50 (18) | 16.80 (16) | 16.65 (16) | 16.50 (19) | 15.20 (28) | 15.85 (26) | 18.00 (11) | 17.50 (13) | 35.50 (13) | 15.70 (24) | 51.20 (13) | 83.60* (16) | AAA-2 |
| 2011 Grand National Prelims 2 | 16.90 (10) | 17.00 (9) | 16.95 (9) | 17.00 (9) | 16.90 (14) | 16.95 (10) | 16.70 (16) | 16.80 (14) | 33.50 (15) | 16.60 (13) | 50.10 (15) | 84.00 (12) | AAA-2 |
| 2011 St. Louis Finals | 16.40 (4) | 16.40 (5) | 16.40 (5) | 16.10 (5) | 12.80 (14) | 14.45 (11) | 15.50 (8) | 14.80 (8) | 30.30 (7) | 15.20 (9) | 45.50 (8) | 76.35 (7) | |
| 2011 St. Louis Prelims | 16.60 (4) | 17.70 (4) | 17.15 (5) | 16.90 (2) | 15.30 (18) | 16.10 (7) | 17.40 (5) | 17.40 (6) | 34.80 (6) | 15.00 (19) | 49.80 (7) | 83.05 (7) | AAAA-5 |
| 2010 St. Louis Finals | 14.60 (8) | 14.60 (9) | 14.60 (10) | 14.60 (10) | 14.00 (13) | 14.30 (13) | 14.50 (8) | 14.60 (11) | 29.10 (10) | 15.00 (9) | 44.10 (9) | 73.00 (10) | |
| 2010 St. Louis Prelims | 16.50 (6) | 17.00 (3) | 16.75 (3) | 16.70 (8) | 15.60 (8) | 16.15 (7) | 16.60 (12) | 17.10 (5) | 33.70 (6) | 15.60 (10) | 49.30 (7) | 82.20 (7) | AAAA-6 |
